WatchGuard Wins ''Best Small Business Security Solution'' Award in the SC Magazine Global Awards Program
Thursday February 17, 8:30 am ET
Leading Information Security Magazine Honors WatchGuard's Firebox X Line of Integrated Security Appliances
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2005-- WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:WGRD - News), a leading provider of network security solutions, today announced that its Firebox X line of integrated security appliances received the US Excellence Award for "Best Small Business Security Solution" in the SC Magazine Global Awards 2005 program.
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The award was announced during the SC Magazine Global Awards ceremony held yesterday evening at the RSA Conference and Exhibition in San Francisco. Other finalists for the award were security appliances from Aventail, Cisco, Cyberguard and Sophos.
In addition, the WatchGuard Firebox X Edge, a line of integrated security appliances designed for small businesses, remote offices and telecommuters, was a finalist for the US Excellence Award in the "Best SOHO Security Solution" category.
The SC Magazine Global Awards is considered to be one of the leading awards programs for the information security industry. This year's awards were among the most competitive, with more than 1,000 product and service nominations from around the world and nearly 300 companies participating. The awards recognize not only achievement and technical excellence, but also professional accomplishments and the important role that information security professionals play in helping to shape the industry.
WatchGuard Firebox X integrated security appliances offer firewall, VPN, deep application inspection for proactive protection from viruses, worms and intrusions, signature-based gateway antivirus for e-mail, spam blocking, web filtering, authentication and high availability capability. Firebox X is the first integrated security appliance with full model upgrade capability that allows users to upgrade to any higher model in the line and/or increase port density simply by applying a software license key. With this capability, customers can scale existing Firebox X security appliances simply and economically without costly and time-consuming hardware replacements. As their security needs change, customers activate model upgrades via a software license key and obtain all the performance and functionality of any higher model in the line just as if they had purchased it originally.
"The Firebox X line offers SMEs a complete security solution with the ability to easily upgrade and expand their appliances, all while offering constant guidance and support," said John Stuckey, vice president of marketing for WatchGuard. "We are dedicated to providing our customers and partners with security solutions that combine the best security functionality, performance, value and intuitive ease-of-use. Winning this award is validation that we are delivering on that commitment."
About SC Magazine
SC Magazine is a monthly publication focusing on information security -- computer viruses, hackers, internet crime, and how companies work to combat these threats. Reading SC Magazine gives computer security executives the relevant information they need to safeguard their enterprises, enabling them to help their organizations achieve success. SC Magazine coverage is complemented by a web site, twice-weekly newsletters, a global awards program and two annual Forums. SC Magazine is a global brand with U.S., UK and Asia editions.
About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
WatchGuard is a leading provider of network security solutions for small- to mid-sized enterprises worldwide, delivering integrated products and services that are robust as well as easy to buy, deploy and manage. The company's Firebox X line of expandable integrated security appliances is designed to be fully upgradeable as an organization grows and to deliver the industry's best combination of security, performance, intuitive interface and value. WatchGuard Intelligent Layered Security architecture protects against emerging threats effectively and efficiently and provides the flexibility to integrate additional security functionality and services offered through WatchGuard. Every WatchGuard product comes with an initial LiveSecurity Service subscription to help customers stay on top of the security landscape with vulnerability alerts, software updates, expert security instruction and superior customer care. For more information, please call 206-521-8340 or visit www.watchguard.com. |
